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Erik Parker

Stationed in front of a large canvas, holding the tiniest brush I've ever seen, one of Erik Parker's studio assistants paints neon yellow saliva dripping from the mouth of an ornate, psychologically disturbed h...
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Victor Goldfeld: The _Heeb_ Interview

For Heeb's Music Issue, I was issued the task of reporting on a lawsuit that Ol' Dirty Bastard's former manager, Jarred Weisfeld, had filed against the rapper's biographer, Jaime Lowe.Writing my piece, "Ol' Dir...
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Hugh Jackman’s Tweet for Charity

You'd think he'd be too busy promoting that teeny little movie he has coming out May 1, but People's reigning Sexiest Man Alive has been encouraging people to turn 140 characters into $100,000 for their favorit...
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_Vanity Fair_’s “New Yiddishists”?

Mama-Loshn has definitely taken some heavy blows in the last century. The blandishments of America led millions to abandon it for English, while in Russia, Yiddish itself was used a medium of anti-Jewish cultu...
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Even at 13 Seth Rogen Was Funnier Than You

Via Jewssip, check out this recently discovered video of Seth Rogen doing standup at age 13. There is some debate in the Youtube comments section as to whether Rogen was actually 16 in this video, but either w...
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Sandra Bernhard: The Heeb Interview

When she first appeared on the scene, Sandra Bernhard was an impetuous flirt whose svelte figure and pronounced expressions brazenly attracted the glitterati, for better or for worse. But despite detours and se...
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Team _Heeb_ Rolls a Gutter Ball

Unable to locate its inner Lebowski, Team Heeb proved that Jews aren't so good with the bowling in the final of five nerdy sporting contests sponsored by Saucony Originals.Only two of the eight team members wer...
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Sean Paul: The _Heeb_ Interview

When I roll into Sean Paul's New York City hotel suite just before 2 p.m. on a Sunday, the Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer walks into the room accompanied by his manager, a bodyguard and the sweet smell of...
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Happy National High Five Day

Heeb wishes you a happy National High Five Day, which occurs on the third Thursday of each April. The holiday originated at the University of Virginia in 2002 and provides a time for everyone to celebrate the p...
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American Apparel Strikes Back at Woody

Wholesome clothing retailer American Apparel struck out against Woody Allen yesterday, laying the seeds of its defense in the $10 million lawsuit the director filed against the company for using his image in a ...